Hi.. I'm trying to decide between the Asus G51Jx G53Jw and G73Jw myself right now.
I like the G73Jw specs best. But I think it's grossly huge. Most of the time I'll be using it from my desk at home, where I have keyboard/mouse/24" monitor I'd like to use, so the bigger screen isn't really what I want. I'd like to be able to take it into the living room or take it on some vacations, and then I'd rather have a bit smaller computer.
The G53Jw thus sounded like the obvious choice, but from the looks of it, it is still huge. It's almost as big as the G73, and just as big as 17" laptops of other brands.
The G51Jx on the other hand, has about the same screen size as the G53Jw, but it is actually the size of a 15" laptop, and not that oversized.
Performance wice, all of the 3 alternatives are probably overshooting my requirements. But what I really like is a stable and quiet computer. That sounds like it should have a good cooling solution and hardware not generating too much heat. And then the G51Jx sounds like a bad choice compared to the G53/G73. Both due to worse cooling, and because I think that nvidia card is running cooler than the ATI card.
I'd love to be able to have decent battery life too, but I haven't seen any laptop that can be a desktop replacement gamer PC and still be able to have battery lifetime of 4+ hours (even if not using it for performance heavy applications).
So then I'm back with the G73Jw. It's hefty bulky, but at least I'd be happy with everything else..
Any thoughts? Are my cooling/noise worries of the G51Jx overrated? Are the G53Jw actually noticable smaller though it doesn't look like it from the dimensions advertised?